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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the 722 caregivers

From: Antibiotic use in rural China: a cross-sectional survey of knowledge, attitudes and self-reported practices among caregivers in Shandong province

Socio-demographic characteristics

Number (n)

Percentage (%)

Sex

 Male

70

9.7

 Female

652

90.3

Age (years)

  ≤ 29

158

21.9

 30–49

284

39.3

  ≥ 50

280

38.8

Education level

 Primary school and below

198

41.3

 Junior school

304

42.1

 Senior school and above

120

16.6

Annual household income (Yuan)

  < 10,000 [<1200 Euro]

78

10.8

 10,000–30,000 [1200–3600 Euro]

384

53.2

  > 30,000 [>3600 Euro]

260

36.0

Relation

 Parents

356

49.3

 Grandparents

351

48.6

 Other

15

2.1

Number of children

 1

659

91.3

 2

60

8.3

 3

3

0.4

Age of child (years)

  < 3

289

40.0

  ≥ 3

433

60.0

Gender of child

 Male

432

59.8

 Female

290

40.2